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Drama
The Wind in the Willows
Begun as a series of bedtime
stories and culminating in a
classic children’s novel, the
Wind in theWillows has been a
long-time favourite.
For the Michaelmas Term production,
the Summer Fields cast of mainly senior
boys breathed magical new life into the
whimsical nostalgia of Kenneth Grahame’s
riverside world in their production. The
actors recreated the friendships of Ratty,
Mole, Toad and Badger with great vivacity,
following their adventures on the open road,
in the wild wood and at Toad Hall.
A cleverly designed set and authentic
costumes added to the Edwardian charm, as
did the masterful audio visual effects, and
in particular the unforgettable depiction
on film of Toad’s truly disastrous driving!
Most memorable, however, were the
sensational performances of the cast: the
intimidating wild-wooders, the young carol
singers, the forces of law and order and
those kindly inhabitants of the Grahame’s
imagined countryside world who aided the
fugitive’s escape. The stars of the show were:
Jinsung Ha
, who made a suitably stern
and censorious Badger;
Ernest Newland
, a
gently impulsive mole;
Orlando Soundy
, the
pragmatic and kind-hearted Ratty; and
Jake
Simpson
, the truly wonderful bumptious,
weak-willed, but utterly charming, Mr Toad.
A triumph for GIJP and his cast.
HL
The Cast & Crew
Mole:
Ernest Newland
Rat:
Orlando Soundy
Toad:
Jake Simpson
Badger:
Jinsung Ha
Otter 1:
Jack Maxwell
Otter’s Nephew:
Simon Luo
Hedgehog 1:
Henry Minter
Hedgehog 2:
David Doughty
Rabbit:
Fred Prickett
Car Salesman:
Thomas Russell
Judge:
Joseph Menell
Clerk to the Court:
Beau Swallow
Daughter of theWasher-woman:
Cenk Oguz
Washer-woman:
Yi Feng Hu
Gaoler:
Andrew Heywood
Station Manager:
Theodore Barton
Train Driver:
Sam Barrington
Bargee:
Alexander Sweetnam
Ferret 1:
Christian Oberschneider
Ferret 2:
Luke Eadie
Weasel 1:
Marcus Ovey
Weasel 2:
Oscar Hilton
Lots of other ferrets, stoats and weasels:
Henry Daly, Sebastian Salata, James Stewart-
Smith,Albert Moores, Freddie Newland
Carol Singers:
Nicolas Carcelle,
Tate Cecil, Somers Elworthy, Ewan Gleason,
Dylan Guo, Harry Nichol, Henry Macdonald,
Mark MacNaughton, Harry Nell,
Elliott Regazzacci, Ivan Silkin, Otto Zimba Davis
Backstage, lighting and sound, film crew and video
editors:
Samuel Akiode, James Clapperton, Mem
Factor, Benson Guo,Vadim Gurinov,
Hugo Halstead, Kit Henderson,
Will Heseltine, Rafe Hogben,Tom Howard,
Gus Howland, Florian Hull, Marc Lindgren,
Jimmy Milne,Arthur Nicolle, George Palin,
Charlie Rooth,Angus Russell, Gunnar Saastad,
Otto Seymour,Angus Shepherd-Cross, Steve Zhao
Sound and Lighting:
HCTR
Video Recording:
MWIJ
Costumes:
JSB & NMD
Set construction and painting:
JDAN & MLP
Original artwork for programme:
Annie Procter
Make-up:
Mrs Sarah Sparrow & Mrs Christine Berry
Bangs, flashes and smoke!:
DCP & HCTR
Backstage:
OJSB
Director:
GIJP
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